Rubber lined metal barrel



Dec. 31, 1935. c. s. BELDIN RUBBER LINED METAL BARREL Filed April 19,1933 //VVW7'0/? faao etsj BcZa z n By Patented Dec. 31, 1935 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFlCE RUBBER LINED METAL BARREL Claude s. Beldin, Yeadon, Pa., assignor to Penn sylvania Salt Manufacturing Company,Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application April 19,1933, Serial No. 666,792

3 Claims.

the contents of the barrel that pass through the lining. In other words,the object is to provide a metal barrel or container possessed of allthe advantages of a rubber lining and free from the defects that haveheretofore been inherent in such articles. Other objects of theinvention will appear from the following description.

To these and other ends hereinafter stated, or appearing, the invention,generally stated, consists in a metal barrel or container having a rollat its open end, and having a rolling (in the sense of turned over ordown with the effect of a roll) loose rubber lining conforming to thesurface of the open end of the barrel and providing a skirt or liphugging the outside surface and extending towards the bilge. The fitbetween the part of the barrel near its open end and the rolling part ofthe lining serves to maintain a partial vacuum between the barrel andits detached rubber lining, and also provides a vent for any gas thatmay be present or generated between the barrel and lining. This fit alsoserves to prevent the lining from falling into or out of the barrel. Theinvention also comprises the.

combination with a loose rubber lining of, a clamping ring overlying theturned down or rolling part of the skirt or lip of the lining, andencirclingand-clamping the barrel and provided with ears, and screwclips or hooks for holding a rubber lined cover onto the barrel and ontothe rolling part of the lining.

The invention also comprises the improvements to be presently describedand finally claimed.

In the following description reference will be made to the accompanyingdrawing forming part hereof and in which Figure 1 is an elevationalview, partly in section, of a barrel embodying features of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a top or plan view'of the same.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view drawn to an enlarged scale and illustratingfeatures of theinvention, and

Figs. 4 and 5 are similar views illustrating modifications. 5

In the drawing l is a metal barrel having a roll 2 at its open end. 3 isEHoose lining of rubher or rubberlike material, and it is a rollinglinand extends towards the bilge. The rolling portion 4 of the lining ismo ded and vulcanized to unconnected faces of the lining 3 and barrel I,there may be interposed a substance or material which neutralizes any ofthe contents of the barrel that may leak or seep through the rubber 20lining. For example, the lining or liner 3 may be lime in the event thatthe contents of the barrel be of acid character.

There is a dished metal lid or cover 6 lined l, which is attached to 25it. The rubber 'l is shown in Fig. 3, but is omit- Nonovelty is claimedfor the cover.

There are hooks 8 connected with the barrel,

The hooks 8 may be variously attached to the barrel "I. Referring toFigs. 1, 2 and 3,this is accomplished by means of 35 a clamping ring 9having a tension bolt Ill between its ends and provided with perforatedears H through which the threaded shanks of the hooks extend and areengaged by nuts l2. The clamping ring overlies the skirt or lip 5 of thelin-' 40 ing 3 and the roll 2 of thebarrel constitutes an abutment forit. Evidently the clamping ring can be applied to any standard barrelwithout the use of tools other than a wrench for tightening. the boltlo. As shown in Figs. v4 and 5, the ears ll are welded to the outside ofthe barrel, and in Fig. 4 they are arranged below and clear of the skirt5 of the lining, Whereas in Fig. 5 they arearranged underneath the skirtof the lining. In Fig. 5 the hooks are constructed in the mannerdescribed in connection with Fig. 3. In Fig. 4 the hooks are pivoted tothe ears and are provided with long bills l3, so that they have a of thecontents of the barrel that might leak or seep through the lining. Tofurther explain, if the lip or skirt 5 be turned up and the barrelfilled with liquid, air is driven out from between the barrel and liningand then the lip or skirt is turned down. Upon removal of the liquidfrom the barrel, air may not reenter between the barrel and the lining,because of the sealing effect of the close adherence of the lining tothe outside of the rolled lip of the container or barrel. Similarly whenthe skirt is turned up, gas, if any is present or trapped, between thebarrel and lining. The close fit between the outside of the barrel androlling part of the lining prevents the lining from shifting, which, ifit occurred, might result in tearing the lining. Since the rubber liningis not permanently secured to any part of the barrel, it may be readilyremoved and inspected and, if necessary, repaired and returned orreplaced by another lining.

The word barrel is used as inclusive of containers which may not bestrictly barrels, and the thickness or gauge of the metal may becomparamay escape from tively thick, and such as meets the requirementsof the Interstate Commerce Commission.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates that modifications may be made in details of construction andar- 5 rangement and matters of mere form without departing from thespirit of the invention which is not limited to such matters orotherwise than the prior art and the appended claims may require.

I claim:

1. A'full open head metal .barrel having at its open end an out-turnedroll integral with the wall of the barrel, and having an imperforaterollin loose rubber lining conforming to and in contact with theexterior surface of the roll and disconnected from the roll andproviding below the roll a skirt detached from and in contact with andby its elasticity hugging the outside surface of the curved wall of thebarrel and extending towards the bilge.

2. A metal barrel having a'full open head and a roll chime and insideand outside curved surfaces and provided with a loose imperforate rubberlining having a fold arranged over and hugging the roll chime, and theinside surface of the fold contacting with the inside and outside curvedsurfaces of the barrel and providing a tension fit over the chime of thebarrel.

3. A metal barrel having a full open head and a chime and provided witha loose rubber lining having a fold in which the chime of the barrel isenclosed and which hugs the chime and provides a tension fit whichretains the lining in place in the absence of a lid.

- CLAUDE S. BELDIN.

